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Woman describes panic as intruder steals SUV

A woman whose SUV was stolen in a Northland crime spree early Wednesday said she woke up to the sounds of the thief in her garage.

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Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Sep 5, 2013

Woman describes panic as intruder steals SUV

A woman whose SUV was stolen in a Northland crime spree early Wednesday said she woke up to the sounds of the thief in her garage.

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Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Sep 5, 2013

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WEBVTT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRASH OR THE VICTIM HAS BEEN RELEASED. MERCY TONIGHT FROM THE FATHER OF THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED DURING A NORTHLAND CRIME SPREE YESTERDAY. 30-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON IS THE SUSPECT, KILLED BY A HOMEOWNER. TONIGHT ROBINSON'S FATHER CHARLES ROBINSON WANTS THAT MAN TO KNOW HE UNDERSTANDS THE TOUGH POSITION HE WAS IN-- MAKING A SPLIT SECOND LIFE OR DEATH DECISION, WITH HIS FAMILY'S WELL- BEING ON THE LINE. CHARLES SAYS CHRISTOPHER WAS ADDICTED TO METH. AND DESPITE SEVERAL EFFORTS, COULD NOT SHAKE HIS ADDICTION. NOW CHARLES HOPES OTHER ADDICTS WILL HEAR HIS MESSAGE. STEP BACK OUT OF THEIR LIFE AND LAY THEIR LIFE ON THE TABLE AND JUST STEP BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON, AND TRY TO FIND SOME WAY TO TRY TO CORRECT IT, CUZ IT HURTS. CHARLES TELLS US DESPITE HIS ISSUES, CHRISTOPHER WAS A LOVING FATHER OF A NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. ONE OF THE VICTIMS IN THAT CRIME SPREE IS A WOMAN WHOSE S-U-V WAS STOLEN. THE SUSPECT CRASHED IT THROUGH HER GARAGE DOOR. PEGGY BREIT IS LIVE WITH HER STORY. PEGGY... RHEUAN CREASIN HAD BEEN ASLEEP WHEN HER DOG STARTED BARKING. AT FIRST SHE WASN'T SUSPICIOUS. SO I LAID DOWN AND I HEARD A NOISE AND I THOUGHT, OH THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A NORMAL CREAK. RHEUAN QUICKLY REALIZED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM HER GARAGE. SHE RACED TO LOCK TWO DOORS THAT LED INTO THE HOUSE... THEN MOMENTS LATER, SHE HEARD SOMEONE BANGING ON THOSE SAME DOORS. WHEN I HEAR HIM BANGING, IT'S TIME TO GET OUT. RHEUAN RAN TO HER NEIGHBOR'S FOR HELP... WHILE POLICE WERE TRYING TO FIND THE SUSPECT. RHEUAN NOW KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED. THE GUY GETS IN MY CAR, OF COURSE MY CAR'S IN THE GARAGE, KEYS ARE ON THE DASHBOARD, AND HE BAM, BACKS OUT, ALMOST RUNS OVER ONE OF THE FEMALE OFFICERS. RHEUAN, MEANWHILE, WAS IN HER NEIGHBOR'S YARD, WATCHING EVENTS UNFOLD. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT A BUNCH OF CARS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, GOING UP, I DIDN'T REALIZE ONE WAS MINE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. RHEUAN LATER LEARNED THAT THE SUSPECT WAS KILLED JUST A FEW MILES AWAY IN A SHOW-DOWN WITH ANOTHER HOMEOWNER. RHEUAN SYMPATHIZES WITH THAT MAN. I KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH TO PROTECT HIS FAMILY, HE SHOULD, YOU KNOW. SHE ALSO FEELS FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON'S FAMILY AND WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEM. I CALLED ROBINSON'S MOTHER AND HANDED RHEUAN THE PHONE. IT WAS AN AWFUL NIGHT, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT RIGHT NOW. WELL GOD BE WITH YOU AND I'LL HAVE YOU IN MY PRAYERS, HON. RHEUAN WILL BE PAYING FOR THE DAMAGES TO HER CAR AND HOME... SHE'S WAITING FOR ESTIMATES AND A VISIT FROM HER INSURANCE AGENT BEFORE SHE'LL KNOW HOW MUCH IT'LL COST HER. LIVE IN THE NORTHLAND, PB, KMBC 9 NEWS. ROBINSON STOLE A HAMMER, A HATCHET AND A B-B GUN FROM RUE-ANN'S HOUSE. BUT THOSE ITEMS AND HER S-U-V WERE ABANDONED, WHEN HE CARJACKED

Woman describes panic as intruder steals SUV

A woman whose SUV was stolen in a Northland crime spree early Wednesday said she woke up to the sounds of the thief in her garage.